Much want:Æther.Realm-/-Be'Lakor-/-Bloodshot.Dawn-/-Conquering.Dystopia-/-Haken-/-Hypocrisy-/-Kalmah-/-Mors.Principium.Est-/-Ne.Obliviscaris-/-Persuader-/-Scar.Symmetry

Also want:Aeternam-/-Allegaeon-/-Allen/Lande-/-Armory-/-Ayreon-/-Beyond.Creation-/-Bloodbath-/-Bolt.Thrower-/-Brymir-/-Demons.And.Wizards-/-Devin.Townsend.Project-/-Dio.Disciples-/-Dream.Evil-/-Eternal.Tears.Of.Sorrow-/-Firewind-/-Galneryus-/-Gojira-/-Gorod-/-Grand.Magus-/-Ihsahn-/-Immortal-/-In.Mourning-/-Inferi-/-Insomnium-/-Labyrinth-/-Leprous-/-Madder.Mortem-/-Myrath-/-Obscura-/-Omnium.Gatherum-/-Opeth-/-Pathfinder-/-Persefone-/-Powerwolf-/-Revocation-/-Russkaja-/-Savage.Messiah-/-Savatage-/-Snowy.Shaw-/-Spawn.Of.Possession-/-Steel.Panther-/-Striker-/-Suidakra-/-Tarot-/-Tengger.Cavalry-/-Thaurorod-/-Wolfchant-/-Wolfheart-/-Xanthochroid

So, here's what I decided to do re Barge to Hell. Still not 100% sure I can swing this trip time & $$$-wise, but decided I'm going to book as a "single" traveler in the cheapest triple or quad room that is available. I'll pay whatever is required at time of booking for the deposit/first payment, and so on. Within the next few months, I should know if the trip is a go for me. Worst case scenario - if I have to cancel, the cancel fee early on is only $100 (at least it was for 70K - actually surprised it was that low up until 2 months of sailing http://www.70000tons.com/terms.htm ) Decided to book as a single traveler since I feel too iffy about being able to go to want to book with any specific people.

Here's hoping I can get a cheap cabin....and, of course - GO!

Actually Laura you could do what I did when I canceled the last cruise. I booked a quad cabin and was the lead passenger. When I decided I didn't want to go I asked the people at UMC what to do to get a refund. They told me they couldn't give me a refund because I reserved an individual bed in a quad but I could sell my spot for the full ammount that I paid. So if you book a quad on BTH and decide not to go, you could sell your spot to someone and not have to pay the cancelation fees. Just thought you'd like to know.

Thanks for the info Disco! Although I've got a few comments & questions - first of all, didn't realize you cancelled your 2012 cruise - may I ask when you did because I guess I don't get the cancellation policy. Why would you not have been able to get a refund from UMC less whatever % of what you paid depending on the date you cancelled? Thanks for mentioning the idea of selling the cabin - I have thought of that option, but thought it could potentially be a pain in the butt doing so, collecting the money, and so on. I never have read the recruit a cabinmate forum much so I don't know how easy/hard it was to sell spots. Any more thoughts on this Disco or anyone else?

It was on Labor Day I decided to pull out of the trip. I sold my spot to a guy from the Netherlands and he wired the money to my bank account. So it wasn't too much of a hassle.

Not that I give a shit - I don't need to go on BTH. If I wanna hear heaps of cookie monster vocals I can watch Sesame Street with my son.

Next GigsOct: Helloween, Nov: Alestorm, Dec: Halestorm, Jan: Nightwish, Feb: 70k, July: Death Dealer10+ of these bands will get me on 2016 (okay I only needed 2 it seems LOL)-/-Accept-/-Amaranthe-/-Ancient-Bards-/-Avantasia-/-Battlelore-/-Believer-/-Bloodbound-/-Civil-War-/-Dark-Moor-/-Dark-Sarah-/-Delain-/-Diabulus-In-Musica-/-Edguy-/-Epica-/-Evertale-/-Falconer-/-Gotthard-/-Heavatar-/-Iced-Earth-/-Kalidia-/-Lacuna-Coil-/-Living-Sacrifice-/-Magnum-/-Mayan-/-Neopera-/-Pathfinder-/-Poisonblack-/-Powerglove-/-Powerwolf-/-Pythia-/-Revamp-/-Rhapsody-Of-Fire-/-Running-Wild-/-Sabaton-/-Serenity-/-Sleeping-Romance-/-Sonata-Arctica-/-Stratovarius-/-Tarot-/-Ten-/-Thaurorod-/-Tourniquet-/-Trillium-/-Twilight-Force-/-Tyr-/-UnExpect-/-Unisonic-/-Van-Canto-/-Within-Temptation-/-

gnoff wrote:hey lets get At the Gates on to perform Slaughter of the Soul and Terminal Spirit Disease for their two sets

then book The Crown too, Tompa can do the one set with Crowned in Terror and Johan can do the other one with Crowned Unholy

I'm filled with good ideas, you're welcome UMC

I'm pretty sure Tompa left The Crown on bad terms... they weren't happy with his excessive drunkenness (<---that's apparently the proper spelling?) during their U.S. Tour (I was there, he was wrecked!)

In regards to separate forums for 70k & bth, I just got this message tonight....

Hi John,

Thank you for your interest in BARGE TO HELL and 70000TONS OF METAL!

There will be separate forums for 70000TONS OF METAL and BARGE TO HELL. The ranks will not carry over from the 70000TONS OF METAL forum, so everyone will be starting at the lowest rank. The BARGE TO HELL forum will be up in the coming weeks, so please keep posted on the website at www.bargetohell.com.

Libertine69 wrote:In regards to separate forums for 70k & bth, I just got this message tonight....

Hi John,

Thank you for your interest in BARGE TO HELL and 70000TONS OF METAL!

There will be separate forums for 70000TONS OF METAL and BARGE TO HELL. The ranks will not carry over from the 70000TONS OF METAL forum, so everyone will be starting at the lowest rank. The BARGE TO HELL forum will be up in the coming weeks, so please keep posted on the website at http://www.bargetohell.com.